Pointe du Raz

The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in . The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of , .
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Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include La Vieille and Chapel of Saint Michael.

Lighthouse
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is a lighthouse in the département of at the commune of , on the northwest coast of France. It lies on the rock known as Gorlebella, guiding mariners in the strait , across from the companion lighthouse —also known as Petite Vieille.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Île-de-Sein.

Village
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The is a Breton in the Atlantic Ocean, off , eight kilometres from the Pointe du Raz, from which it is separated by the .

Pointe du Raz

Latitude
48.03952° or 48° 2′ 22″ north
Longitude
-4.73528° or 4° 44′ 7″ west
Open location code
8CWQ27Q7+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 265646920
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2984323
Wiki­data ID
Q1500472
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Satellite Map

Discover Pointe du Raz from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Pointe du Raz” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Basque: “Raz lurmuturra”
  • Basque: “Raz”
  • Breton: “beg ar Raz”
  • Breton: “Beg ar Raz”
  • Catalan: “Beg ar Raz”
  • Catalan: “Punta de Raz”
  • Cebuano: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Chinese: “哈角”
  • Chinese: “拉角”
  • Czech: “Raz”
  • Dutch: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Esperanto: “Pinto de Raz”
  • French: “pointe du Raz”
  • French: “Pointe du Raz”
  • German: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Italian: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Japanese: “ラ岬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Polish: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Portuguese: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Russian: “Пуэнт-дю-Ра”
  • Russian: “Ра”
  • Spanish: “Pointe du Raz”
  • Spanish: “Punta de Raz”
  • Spanish: “Punta du Raz”

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Ile Monika and Ile Stefan.

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